Canadian Red Cross Babysitting and Child Safety Courses

Offers basic first aid and caregiving skills for youth 11-15 years old. Participants learn how to provide care to children in a variety of age groups, and how to prevent and respond to emergencies. The course also offers youth the skills to promote themselves as babysitters to prospective families. Includes a take-home babysitters manual.

First aid content includes:

  • Check, Call, Care (includes phoning EMS/911)
  • Glove removal
  • CPR (baby/child), recovery position
  • Conscious choking (adult/child/baby/alone)
  • Asthma (includes use of inhaler and spacer) and anaphylaxis (includes use of EpiPen)
  • Poisoning
  • Illness, wound care (minor cuts and scrapes, splinters, nosebleeds, bumps and bruises, life-threatening bleeding, burns), insect stings
  • Head, neck and back injuries
  • Broken bones, seizures
Organizations that offer this Service
Canadian Red Cross, Hamilton Branch
See website for schedule.
Website: www.redcross.ca
Eligibility

For youth 11 to 15 years old.

Areas Served
Hamilton
Fees
Fee
Program
Fee for the course.
Languages
English
Application Instructions

Consult website for availability and registration.

Age Range
11-15 years of age.
Last Full Update
August 13, 2024